Satoshi Higashi

Satoshi Higashi (born 16 November 1960) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Satoshi Higashi
Personal information
Born	(1960-11-16) 16 November 1960 (age 64) Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationality	Japan
Career
Turned professional	1983
Current tour(s)	Japan PGA Senior Tour
Former tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins	13
Highest ranking	75 (12 November 1995)[1]
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour	7
Other	6
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	CUT: 1996
PGA Championship	T78: 1996
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT: 1996

Career

Higashi won seven tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

His most successful year was 1995 when he won four times and finished second on the Japan Golf Tour's money list, also gaining his highest World Ranking of 75th in the same year.

Professional wins (13)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	21 Jun 1987	Yomiuri Sapporo Beer Open	−8 (68-67-70-75=280)	1 stroke	Graham Marsh, Hajime Meshiai
2	15 Jul 1990	Nikkei Cup	−6 (70-74-64-74=282)	1 stroke	Nobuo Serizawa
3	19 May 1991	Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Unisys Cup	2 up		Tsuneyuki Nakajima
4	2 Apr 1995	Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup	−6 (72-68-69-73=282)	1 stroke	Katsuyoshi Tomori
5	16 Apr 1995	Tsuruya Open	−9 (69-74-66-70=279)	1 stroke	Kōki Idoki, Katsunori Kuwabara, Roger Mackay, Kiyoshi Maita, Yoshi Mizumaki
6	24 Sep 1995	Gene Sarazen Jun Classic	−18 (68-69-65-68=270)	1 stroke	Masashi Ozaki
7	12 Nov 1995	Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters	−14 (70-66-71-67=274)	4 strokes	Shigeki Maruyama

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1991	Mizuno Open	Roger Mackay	Lost to par on first extra hole

Other wins (2)

• 1986 Acom Team Championship (with Hajime Meshiai)
• 1994 Meikyukai Charity Golf Tournament

Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	12 Jul 2013	ISPS Handa Cup Philanthropy Senior Tournament	−12 (65-65=130)	3 strokes	Nobumitsu Yuhara
2	8 Apr 2023	Kanehide Senior Okinawa Open	−7 (68-70-71=209)	2 strokes	Masayoshi Nakayama, Hidezumi Shirakata, Kaname Yokoo

Other senior wins (2)

• 2012 Asahi Ryokuken Cup TVQ Senior Open
• 2015 Trust Park Cup Sasebo Senior Open

Team appearances

• Dunhill Cup (representing Japan): 1990
• World Cup (representing Japan): 1991